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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Mycteroperca

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Mycteroperca acutirostris (Valenciennes, 1828)

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.
 
Mycteroperca acutirostris
[Comb grouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mycteroperca bonaci
[Black grouper]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 114 cm TL
Mycteroperca cidi Cervigón, 1966

Photo by JAMARC
 
Mycteroperca cidi
[Venezuelan grouper]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838)

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Mycteroperca fusca
[Island grouper]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Mycteroperca interstitialis
[Yellowmouth grouper]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 198 cm TL
Mycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Mycteroperca jordani
[Gulf grouper]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 145 cm TL
Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879)

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Mycteroperca microlepis
[Gag]

Photo by Ziegler, P.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Mycteroperca olfax (Jenyns, 1840)

Photo by Ziegler, P.E.
 
Mycteroperca olfax
[Sailfin grouper]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Mycteroperca phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Mycteroperca phenax
[Scamp]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 105 cm TL
Mycteroperca prionura Rosenblatt & Zahuranec, 1967

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Mycteroperca prionura
[Sawtail grouper]

Photo by Buckhorn, M.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Mycteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877)

Photo by Buckhorn, M.
 
Mycteroperca rosacea
[Leopard grouper]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 144 cm TL
Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Mycteroperca rubra
[Mottled grouper]

Photo by Stadler, B.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 101 cm TL
Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes, 1833)

Photo by Stadler, B.
 
Mycteroperca tigris
[Tiger grouper]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Mycteroperca venenosa
[Yellowfin grouper]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Mycteroperca xenarcha Jordan, 1888

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Mycteroperca xenarcha
[Broomtail grouper]
15 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Mycteroperca
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1828 Mycteroperca acutirostris Comb grouper Western Atlantic 80 TL
1860 Mycteroperca bonaci Black grouper Western Atlantic 150 TL
1966 Mycteroperca cidi Venezuelan grouper Western Central Atlantic 114 TL
1838 Mycteroperca fusca Island grouper Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
1860 Mycteroperca interstitialis Yellowmouth grouper Western Atlantic 84 TL
1889 Mycteroperca jordani Gulf grouper Eastern Central Pacific 198 TL
1879 Mycteroperca microlepis Gag Western Atlantic 145 TL
1840 Mycteroperca olfax Sailfin grouper Eastern Pacific 120 TL
1884 Mycteroperca phenax Scamp Western Central Atlantic 107 TL
1967 Mycteroperca prionura Sawtail grouper Eastern Central Pacific 105 TL
1877 Mycteroperca rosacea Leopard grouper Eastern Central Pacific 86 TL
1793 Mycteroperca rubra Mottled grouper Eastern Atlantic 144 TL
1833 Mycteroperca tigris Tiger grouper Western Atlantic 101 TL
1758 Mycteroperca venenosa Yellowfin grouper Western Atlantic 100 TL
1888 Mycteroperca xenarcha Broomtail grouper Eastern Central Pacific 150 TL



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